Interactive goal-achievement system and method
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for assisting an individual to set and achieve goals comprising the steps of:
- a) periodically collecting information about goals from an individual, including an individual'"'"'s estimate of their likelihood of achieving said goals and progress towards said goals, by entering said information into an input device connected to a computer system;
b) computing metrics with said computer system from said information, said metrics corresponding to said individual'"'"'s progress towards reaching said goals; and
c) providing feedback information to said individual regarding said individual'"'"'s progress towards reaching said goals and said individual'"'"'s estimate of their likelihood of achieving said goals, by communicating said feedback information from said computer system to an output device interfaced thereto.
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Abstract
An interactive system and method for assisting people in achieving and learning to achieve self-determined, measurable goals over time collects data from a user on the user'"'"'s progress toward achieving the goals. Metrics are computed from the data which gauge the user'"'"'s progress towards achieving the goals, and performance feedback is provided to the user. Additional information may be collected from the user regarding their estimate of the likelihood of achieving the goals, and a separate computation may be made of an objective estimate of the user'"'"'s likelihood of achieving the goals. Random or scheduled, positive or negative psychological reinforcement may also be provided to the user. Preferably, a computer-based system is employed for implementing the method in which a computer system receives and stores all of the collected information, computes the metrics and generates the performance feedback in the form of a progress report. Any suitable input device, such as a touch-tone telephone for example, may be employed for entering the data into the computer system, while any suitable output device, such as a facsimile machine, may be employed for communicating the performance feedback to the user.
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12 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for assisting an individual to set and achieve goals comprising the steps of:
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a) periodically collecting information about goals from an individual, including an individual'"'"'s estimate of their likelihood of achieving said goals and progress towards said goals, by entering said information into an input device connected to a computer system; b) computing metrics with said computer system from said information, said metrics corresponding to said individual'"'"'s progress towards reaching said goals; and c) providing feedback information to said individual regarding said individual'"'"'s progress towards reaching said goals and said individual'"'"'s estimate of their likelihood of achieving said goals, by communicating said feedback information from said computer system to an output device interfaced thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for assisting an individual to set and achieve goals comprising:
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a) means for collecting information pertaining to a plurality of goals that are each defined by an individual using said system, said information including an individual'"'"'s own estimate of their likelihood of achieving said goals; b) means for periodically collecting information about said individual'"'"'s progress toward said goals from said individual; c) means for computing metrics corresponding to said individual'"'"'s progress towards reaching said goals; and d) means for providing feedback information to said individual regarding said individual'"'"'s progress towards reaching said goals. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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